The bride graduated from Lafayette Jefferson High School and received her bachelor's degree from St. John's College in Santa Fe, N.M. She also received her master's degree in public administration from Cornell University and is now working as a consultant for the Achievement Network in Boston, Mass.

The groom graduated from the New Mexico Military Institute and received his bachelor's degree from St. John's College in Santa Fe, N.M. He is currently pursuing his master's degree in mechanical engineering at Boston University. He is a sergeant with the New Mexico National Guard and a combat and riot photographer for NATO.